Growing cutie!
Just had my 6 week check up with the OBGYN and saw my primary doc 2 weeks ago. The fun never ends when it comes to my health issues.
Primary doc was sooo happy that I finally had a baby! I’ve seen him since I was 12. He knows my parents very well. When I first starting having fertility problems, he was there ordering labs and tests and helping to get to the bottom of it. When I suffered from postpartum depression after the loss of my twins, he ordered the “get happy pills.” When my RE said I had a thyroid issue and wouldn’t do the IUI until it was fixed, this doc gave me my prescription to fix it. I gave him a birth announcement and a hug for being so helpful. Turns out he has a new grandson as well! I told him about my postpartum preeclampsia/pulmonary edema episode and he ordered follow up labs as well as keeping me on my meds to stay normal. Labs came back fine, except for maybe a UTI, culture pending.
My GYN appointment was with Dr. P, who delivered MeMe. My new problem of the month: Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding. I have had my period for over 2 weeks and it’s not stopping. The lochia stuff stopped after 3 weeks and then my period started at 4 weeks after delivery. Here I am at almost 7 weeks and I’m just continuously bleeding and bleeding and bleeding. IT REALLY SUCKS! Apparently, the mini pill that I’m taking for contraception is doing it’s job too well. It’s made my uterine lining too unstable, but not only that, I can’t really get my groove on with all this bleeding going on so there is a 100% chance of not getting pregnant, any time soon ha ha. I have some options and I was just soo pissed that I always seem to have some kind of problem or end up in that small percentage of people that gets screwed. I have some options:
- Stop the mini pill, get an IUD
- Stop the mini pill, use condoms
- Stop the mini pill and switch to the combination pills, but no more breastfeeding
- Or maybe the bleeding will stop on its own and I can stay on the mini pill
Crap! I loved pumping and giving MeMe the boob juice because I know it’s best for her. I hate to have to give that up now. I just feel so guilty to stop the boob juice. But the main thing is that she is here and is healthy. She’ll be fine on formula alone. What I don’t want is to become anemic from all this damn bleeding or have a uterus too jacked up to have any more babies. I’ve given myself until Monday to see if the bleeding stops. Then switch to the combo pill.
Another thing, boy did my vagina muscles contract back up. Doesn’t even seem like I popped out a baby a few weeks ago. The speculum was awful! She had to use the little one to do my pelvic exam. I’m a born-again virgin. Eek! I didn’t like being one the first time around.
Just started getting on the treadmill. These pounds need to come off.
Other things on my mind other than my uterus and cooch is going back to work. I have this packet of skills to review. I also realized how cool it would be to review cardiac rhythm strips so I found an awesome website that runs a strip and explains what it is or you can quiz yourself. Just needed to refresh my memory. I haven’t had to do that since April. I really need to get back to work, staying around the house all the time has lost its coolness. I need to use my brain like it’s been trained to do. I need to have random conversations with coworkers and laugh and bitch about our husbands. I need to show off pictures of MeMe and talk about babies growing up fast.
I will miss being with MeMe, but mom and I have currently been sharing baby care duties. Mom will watch for a few hours and then hand her back to me. So when I go to work, it won’t be like I feel like I’m leaving her for the first time.
Still waiting out our time in escrow. I really hate how all information is funnelled through my husb and then he forwards me the emails whenever he feels like it. He swears that I stress or fixate on certain things or freak out when its not necessary, which isn’t true. I’m a practical realist, he’s a dreamer. He’s thinks “everything is fine” and that stuff should happen on his terms, but when shit needs to be done and there’s no time to playing power games. The loan officer wanted some info back on Thursday and he still hasn’t given it to her. He’ll just wait till Monday. Why wait, he could’ve done it on Friday at the latest. If escrow doesn’t close on time, it’s his fault.
All the appliances are staying in the house so less stuff to have to buy! We’re just gonna need lots of furniture.
